Where the council is planning to build new housing – and where it probably won’t
It's been nearly two years since Manchester council decided to take matters into its own hands by setting up a development firm in a bid to tackle the housing crisis – and now work on This City's first two schemes is under way. Offering a mix of 'truly affordable' housing as well as some to be rented at market rates, the arms-length company puts the town hall in the driver's seat.